M3 NBG MKII

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McSam

6,753 posts

174 months

Monday 15th October 2012
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722Adam said:
I've just sat and read through this thread (with one break for a lecture hehe) and was devastated when I read that you had given up, and then relieved when I carried on reading! Although I've had no experience in any kind of project like this, let alone one with such attention to detail, I can still imagine how good it will feel when it's all finished and you have an amazing example of an E36 that you've built yourself.

You made the right choice.

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1000% this, sums it up perfectly. I just read it from the start too and would have been absolutely gutted if you'd really let the car go, but hopefully now it's in the hands of someone who can restore your faith and get it looking perfect.

Eagerly awaiting the next steps! Your meticulousness is boggling, I love it smile

P4T

221 posts

142 months

Wednesday 17th October 2012
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Great project!

Its good to have high standards and I am sure soon the car will be all you had hoped for!..

I wish I was as organised as you with my parts!.. I feel the need to apologise for the mess whenever someone comes to the shed!

LaurasOtherHalf

21,429 posts

195 months

Wednesday 17th October 2012
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Onwards & upwards OP, the car will be stunning once you're done thumbup

Bmdub

Original Poster:

150 posts

194 months

Saturday 3rd November 2012
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I quickly popped into Ambassdor coachworks yesterday to see how the shell is progressing, there are a couple of minor issues which iam not happy with and they are going to rectify but in general it is 100 times better than the original paintjob

Anyway ill let the pics do the speaking;

























As you can see the finish is still nice, however i now have primer under the paint, there are no missing bits and no dirt in the paint.

matc

4,714 posts

206 months

Sunday 4th November 2012
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Stunning! Glad you stuck with it.

Did you end up paying for the first paint job?

Bmdub

Original Poster:

150 posts

194 months

Sunday 4th November 2012
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Thanks, no never heard from him again? Strange way to do business if you ask me

lindrup119

1,228 posts

142 months

Sunday 4th November 2012
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Glad to see that the project survived, should be fantastic when all put together! Keep us updated! smile

westy182

90 posts

206 months

Friday 9th November 2012
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YES! Glad to see this back with you after all the grief. I know that it'll now be a whole new struggle waiting on other people to help you put it all back together but stick with it and you'll be on track with it by the time the weather turns nice next year.

Bmdub

Original Poster:

150 posts

194 months

Sunday 11th November 2012
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Ok just back from my workshop, got a few jobs done.

Back in the workshop





First job was to sheet up the inside and protect the rollcage



Then put all the factory grommets back in, with the help of pics i took before they were removed.











Then started refitting parts

First installed the wiper motor and fire extinguisher nozzles/piepwork



ECU Bracket



Steering Column



Wiring Loom, using OEM style cloth tape





Rebuilt the front bumper, have new trims but waiting until the bumper is fitted before i put them in.











P4T

221 posts

142 months

Sunday 11th November 2012
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Looks great!..

Looking forward to seeing the finished article!

Bmdub

Original Poster:

150 posts

194 months

Monday 12th November 2012
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Just a quick update as i popped up to the workshop for a couple of hours after work today.

Picked up a few bits from BMW



So i got them fitted, sounds easy but with all the paint that is now on the shell the side skirts grommets didnt want to go in, and as a result i now cant feel the ends of my thumbs frown anyway got them all in evetually.





Also picked up a couple of my replacement stickers for under the bonnet


Bmdub

Original Poster:

150 posts

194 months

Wednesday 14th November 2012
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Just got back from the workshop, got a few more bits done tonight

Drivers side wiring loom finished and all put in position



Fitted the earls brake lines to the bulkhead



Then fitted the brake servo





After which we fiited the clutch and brake pedals



As it stands now, next job is to attack the passenger side loom


westy182

90 posts

206 months

Wednesday 14th November 2012
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Really glad to see this build moving along now after all the set backs.

Bmdub

Original Poster:

150 posts

194 months

Saturday 17th November 2012
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Busy weekend up at the workshop so far, colected a few more clips an grommets from BMW, so got them fitted.

Grommets for boot trim



Got new clips for bonnet rubber so cleaned that and refitted



Next job was to start dealing with the underside of the car, we had removed a few ares of underseal, some because there was some spots of rust that needed to be treated, others where the cage and various brackets had been welded in, these areas were treated and etch primed before the shell was painted so now just needed a new coat of underseal and a fresh coat of paint.

So first job was to get the car up on axle stands



With that done the underside was washed 3 times using meguiars APC with a scrubbing brush then a rinse with water, once finished the floor of the workshop was wet vacuumed, this took 5 hours in total but it came up nice.











By the time i finished this it was 2:30 am so it was left to dry out over night.

This afternoon popped up and applied the new underseal







This has now been left to dry out overnight, and tommorrow the whole underside will receive a coat of white hammerite.

If your wondering why this is being done now instead of before the paint job, its because originally the underside was going to be painted black, so we left it as it would have got covered in white overspray, as it happens i changed my mind and its going white now.




anonymous-user

53 months

Saturday 24th November 2012
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Watching with great interest, keep it up!

willyturbo

58 posts

192 months

Wednesday 28th November 2012
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Hurry up! Get it on track!

kerryt5r

196 posts

172 months

Wednesday 28th November 2012
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Absolutely awesome, just read the whole thread - looking forward to your updates

E91M3

202 posts

137 months

Wednesday 2nd January 2013
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Any updates to the build?

Chunkychucky

5,942 posts

168 months

Thursday 3rd January 2013
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Looks awesome in white as a bare shell with cage. Agree it is better with a white floor, good work OP

alfiem3739

1 posts

125 months

Wednesday 2nd October 2013
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Hi There! 1st post, but felt I needed to reply lol!

I know this is an old topic but I've just gone through the same pain as you have and can pretty much match the issues you've had panel for panel lol. Although mine did have silicon in the paint all over, more runs in the wings and dirt all over the place, but I digress.

I was just looking for someone to re-do it and came across this thread. I had been trying to get Steve Denton to take a look at mine for nearly a year, he did actually drive down to me, 30 miles or so, to take a look, but then went off the radar.. not heard anything since. Seems like it's not just me lol

Anyway one thing I did come across in my hunt for another paintshop was WRP Paint & Restoration in Wellingborough, so did a bit of research and ended up here...

I know steve doesn't have his own paint booth as he works out of a small unit in Northampton but from the pics it looks like he gets all his cars painted at WRP, which has kind of put me off giving them a call after seeing this thread!

Glad you ended up keeping the project going, I'm in that "may as well sell it" stage after my bad experiences and need a bit of inspiration to keep me motivated.

I'm guessing you rate the company that did the paintwork in the end?